The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-19

After it passed the men turned and
went east. After | got to Sedalia j
heard of the wreck and went back IT, il
afoOt got there about D O'Clock.
1t was about 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing that we passed the men. Think
| would know the men if saw them.
Saw them the second time two or
three days after the wreck. The de.
PENDANT is one of the men. Do not
know that l ever saw him until We
passed him on the road the day after
the wrek. Am positive he is one of
the men. Do not know his name. Do
not know the name of the other man
Might tell il if / heard it spoken. Be
lieve it was Carroll. Did not see
anyone / knew at the wreck.
Had a conversation with a msn
| took to be German from his talk, |
would know him if saw him again, do
not see him i'm the court room.
At this uncture the proceedings
were interrupted by the entrance of
the grand jury. which reported its la
bOrs finished and was discharged.
Resuming the witness gave history
of himself from his birth up to the
present time. He was now working
at Missouri Pacific round house, came
here from Kansas where he had been
working as n section hand on the
Kansas and Denver road. He was
first called as a witness In this case
before the justice court; was at the
last term of the criminal court; had
come to Sedalia from Mr.. EllisOn's in
answer to a telegram from Mr.. De-
Long. He had identified the prison
ers as the men he saw on the track at
the Justice trial. Mr.. belong had
spoken to Mr.. Weller to give him a
place. He had asked MIR. belong to
do SD. After long and hot cross
examination, the witness state
meuts remained mistaken, and
elected the additional fact that
during the strike Hamilton had APP
preached the witness on the street
and asked him what he was doing
here witness replied he was doing
Hamilton SAIL you better take
it and get out of town witness said
he did not know what Hamilton
meant, but he did not go at that
time.
Court took arecess until | 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
At $50 court resumed Its sitting.
The state recalled Mr.. Frey who after
a few questions was dismissed and
the state rested its case.
The defense called and had sworn
the following witnesses: NJ. A. Segel-
bauB, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton,
P. Moran, Pat. Shay, ThOs. Martin,
Tim Sullivan E. 5. Kerr,
Fred. Page, Kemp, Bowers,
Jas. O'Brien, Catherin Cronin,
5. n. Lewis, Ed Hurley. Jno. ID.
Russell and Jno. Robb.
Hamilton, the defendant, took the
stand and testified that he rose at $50
hat day, went down town at a. m
was at Robb's saloon at 8 a. IN. with
VIM. Delaney, Jack Collins and Buck
Fleming playing cards, went with
them to Jennings caboOse up the
railroad track from Lamine street to
the coal chutes, remained there till
he passenger train went east, went
hen to Engineer street, thence
nome TO dinner opposite Sich-
,r's, thence by street car
% East Sedalia and WAS about the |
New York avenue crossing until the |
freight went out, then went TO the |
wreck, met a buggy on the road con-
aiming Nevill, Frank Palmer and a
nan named King quarter of mile this
ide of wreck, asked them who was
lurt, they said two or three and drove
IN. He knew Rosenthal, saw Smith,
never spoke to him. His cross exami-
nation is now in progress.
YESTERDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
On cross examination by Captain
Bridges the witness, Smith, testified,
II was born in Barry county, Mo-,
i'm 81 years old, was born in 1852
vent to Dallas county and worked
couple of years, returned home and
hen went to Indiana, Dixon county;
vas there seven years, came back to
Missouri, worked in Saline and other
For two years previous to
March 1886 worked for Mr.. Ellison,
near Smithton +; have always been
arm hand left Mr.. Ellison in March
md went to Kansas. Yes sir, iden-
led the man who stood on the cross
Nc with Hamilton as We passed. | 10
lot know his name, might remember
it ] heard it called-yes, think it
vas Collins. i did not know him.